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CVE-2000-1163
Published: Jan 22, 2001
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
ghostscript before 5.10-16 uses an empty LD_RUN_PATH environmental variable to find libraries in the current directory, which could allow local users to execute commands as other users by placing a Trojan horse library into a directory from which another user executes ghostscript.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
CSSA-2000-041
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_CALDERA
ghostscript-env-variable(5564)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
MDKSA-2000:074
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRAKE
1991
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
CLSA-2000:343
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_CONECTIVA
20001123 ghostscript: symlink attack
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
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